diff --git a/nvidia-open-kmod.spec b/nvidia-open-kmod.spec
index 7b7abd2..3c5b200 100644
--- a/nvidia-open-kmod.spec
+++ b/nvidia-open-kmod.spec
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 Name:           %{kmodname}-kmod
 Version:        610.43.02
-Release:        5%{?dist}
+Release:        6%{?dist}
 Summary:        Kernel module (kmod) for NVIDIA GPU hardware
 
 License:        GPL-2.0-only and MIT
@@ -65,6 +65,28 @@ and newer models of GPU hardware.
 %files
 %license COPYING
 %doc README.md
+%dir %{_sharedstatedir}/%{name}
+%ghost %{_sharedstatedir}/%{name}/initramfs-rebuilt
+
+
+%posttrans
+# The open modules need the GSP firmware (shipped by nvidia-kmod-common) inside
+# the initramfs, or early load fails with "gsp_*.bin failed with error -2".
+# Some packages regenerate the initramfs before that firmware is on disk; this
+# scriptlet runs after every payload has been unpacked, so a rebuild here is
+# guaranteed to capture it. Equivalent to the manual "dracut -f".
+#
+# Only required on the initial install. The stamp below is a ghost file (absent
+# from the payload), so it exists only once we create it here; it persists
+# across upgrades (the new package owns it too) and is removed on erase. Net
+# effect: the rebuild runs on a first install and again after a full
+# removal+reinstall, but not on plain upgrades or reinstalls.
+if [ ! -e %{_sharedstatedir}/%{name}/initramfs-rebuilt ]; then
+    if [ -x %{_bindir}/dracut ]; then
+        %{_bindir}/dracut --force --regenerate-all --quiet || :
+        touch %{_sharedstatedir}/%{name}/initramfs-rebuilt
+    fi
+fi
 
 
 %prep
@@ -107,8 +129,18 @@ for flavor in %{flavors_to_build}; do
     popd
 done
 
+# Own the state directory and pre-create the stamp so the ghost entry is
+# registered correctly. The stamp is a ghost file, so its contents are not
+# shipped; it is (re)created by the posttrans scriptlet on the target system.
+install -d %{buildroot}%{_sharedstatedir}/%{name}
+touch %{buildroot}%{_sharedstatedir}/%{name}/initramfs-rebuilt
+
 
 %changelog
+* Sun Jul 19 2026 Jonathan Wright <jonathan@almalinux.org> - 610.43.02-6
+- Rebuild the initramfs on initial install so the GSP firmware is included,
+  avoiding a manual dracut -f after install
+
 * Mon Jul 13 2026 Eduard Abdullin <eabdullin@almalinux.org> - 610.43.02-5
 - Rebuild for new kernel